Frank wolf



(No Model.)

F. WOLF. GLOAK RACK.

No 478,386. Patented July 5, 1892.

WIT/VESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK WOLF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLoAK'- RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,386, dated J' uly5, 1892.

Application led March 14, 1891. Serial No. 385,037. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK WOLF, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cloak-Racks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Thisinventiou relates to an improved cloakrack of that class which isused in salesrooms for suspending cloaks by means of movable hangers,said cloak-rack being so constructed that the cloaks can be readilyremoved from the hangers and replaced on the same, and that they can beshifted with the hangers on the supporting-rail of the rack,whereby theexhibiting and handling of the cloaks by the salesmen isconsiderablyfacilitated and the invention consists of a cloak-rackformed of an upright standard provided with a socket at its upper end, aring-shaped railsupported on radial arms,a central connecting-piece forsaid arms, having a fixed pivot-pin inserted into the socket of saidstandard, said rail being provided with a groove in its top part, and acloak-hanger having an anti-friction roller, which is guided in saidgroove, as will be fully set forth hereinafter, and finally be pointedout in the claim'.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurev 1 represents a perspectiveviewofmy improved cloak-rack. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section ofthe swiveled supporting-rail of the same, drawn on a larger scale; andFig. 3 is a vertical transverse section of the supportin g-rail, drawnon a still larger scale and showing a cloak-hanger supported thereon.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the upright standard of myimproved cloak-rack, and B a ring-shaped rail, which is supported byradial arms B', that are attached to a central connecting-piece C,having a fixed pivotpin at its lower end, which is inserted into thesocket in the upper end of the standard A.

to the circumference of the supporting-rail.

In the former case a large number of cloaks can be suspended from thecircular supporting-rail and readily exhibited by being moved around thetrack formed in the same, while in the latter case a smaller number ofthe goods can be suspended, but they can be exhibited to greateradvantage, which in the case of smoking-jackets and the like is ofconsiderable advantage.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as'new and desire to secureby Letters Patent* The combination,with an upright standard having asocket at its upper end, of a ringshaped supporting-rail provided with agroove in its top part, radial arms attached to the inner circumferenceof the ring-shaped rail, a central connecting-piece for said arms,provided with a iixed pivot-pinat its lower end, said pivot-pin beingadaptedto be inserted into the socket of the standard, and a cloakhangerhaving an anti-friction roller at its upper end guided in the groove ofthe rail, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as lmy invention I have signedmy name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK WOLF. Witnesses:

PAUL GroErEr#V A. M. BAKER.

